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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1942-09-03, Page 7& 4 15 YEARS AGO Quite a number left for the West on the harvesters’ excursion Mon day. Among them were Caldwell. Roy Sanders, ,Hutchinson, Oscar Tuckey, Brock, Alex Rhode, Arthur Arthur Rundle, Harry Rader and Alvin Rader. A number form Exeter were in London on Monday morning to see the take-off of the London-to-London monoplane, “Sir John Carling.” Orville, son of Mr. and Mrs, Geo, Lawson, recently had a narrow es cape when he jumped from a deliv ery wagon to the road. He was knocked down by a horse attached to a delivery wagon going in the opposite direction, the horse and wagon passing over him. He escap ed with a few bruises, Miss Ella 0. Morlock of Crediton, a brilliant young student graduating this year from the Exeter High School, won the award for general proficiency among students of Western Ontario in the subjects, English, History, Mathematics aria two sciences. Miss Morlock also stood first in Number 8 and second in number 7 of the $110 scholarship and won the Exeter scholarship. Mr, and Mrs, son, Robert, of holidaying for a Exeter. Mr, N. Ogden days in Strathroy in the interests of the Huron" Weather Insurance Company, Mr, and Mrs. Ed. Irwin spent the week-end here. Bussell Clifford Marvin Frayne, THE EXETER TIMES-ADVQCATE, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER IMS * .** ♦ ■* Winni- brown- in the ft. * Welcome Brazil! * * * * * And now for the fall work. ****** Make haste by doing a good job.' * ♦ * * ♦ * R. G. Gillies and Niagara Falls, are couple of weeks in is spending a few Winnipeg home on of Camp 25 YEARS AGO The price of a length of stove pipe has increased from twelve to twenty-five cents. Mrs. John' Harness received word on Friday, stating that her son, Bte, Bert Harness, who enlisted with the 135th Battalion, in Parkhill, had been wounded in the head and leg. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Stanbury, af ter a few weeks’ trip -tb and Edmonton, returned Sunday. Pte. Melville Gladman, Borden, was home for the week end. , ■ Mr. Nelson Sheere’S auto was hit by a London car hear Grand Bend on Sunday and thrown into the ditch. Luckily no one was hurt. Mr. Harry Horton, of the 4th concession of Usborne, on Monday bought the lflO-acre farm across the road from Mr. S. W. Cann. School re-opened on Tuesday af ter the holidays with Mr, W. M. Eadie, of Toronto, the new princi pal. Miss Love and Miss Horton are filling the vacancies in the low er rooms owing 'to the resignation of Miss Quackenbush and Miss Dow. In a lettei* to Mr. R, N. Creech from Major W. J. Heaman, who is Town Major at Haplincourt, near Bapaume, France, Major Heaman says in part: “No doubt you know I am back in France and with the Imperials. They asked for 150 senior Canadian Officers and Col. Combes, Major Sinclair and I of fered to go. Anything was prefer able to hanging around Blighty.” FORMER BRUCEFIELD GIRL ARRIVES IN LONDON TO FLAN CANADIAN W.A.C. Major Sorby, the first Canadian Women's Army Corps member to ■reach , Britain, where she will or ganize and complete plans for :he coming of the first contingent of W.A.C.'s is a Brneefield girl, >he former Alice Higgins. She is a daughter of the late Ben Higgins, for many years a well-known resi dent of that village, where Miss Higgins was born and received her early education. A cable from London last week gives the following story: “Major Alice Sorby, of peg, petite, fair-haired and eyed, has arrived in London words of the Ministry of Informa tion “to pave the way for the com ing of the first contingent of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps to Britain:” “She has fulfilled her first task in such admirable fashion that the girls in khaki who will follow her have not a worry in the world. They will be the envy of every uniformed British girl in their smart tailored uniforms if they can handle them selves with the same facility as jor Sorby discharged hei' first signment on this side of the lantic. “In a ‘dreaded’ undertaking, officer faced in a conference room at the Ministry of Information a score of London’s newspaperwomen and a handful of hardened Fleet street i newspapermen and confessed after wards the experience was hot ‘half as frightening as I expected.’ “Major Sorby opened the confer ence by' saying she preferred to ans wer questions rather than make a Statement and ope of the first ques tions was ‘Will you tell us how old you are?’ “Yes,” she answered without bat ting an eyelash and with her mouth widened into a broad smile, “I’m 38”—but she does not look more than 2'8. “It developed that her husband, Walter Sorby, is a lieutenant in the Canadian Army Overseas, instructing in artillery with reinforcement?*units, and the question was raised whether he would Have to salute her when they met. “I talked to my husband on the telephone today for the first time since February, 1941,” she said, “and I'm pretty sure that when we meet we w.on’t worry much wheth er we salute each other.”—Huron Expositor. * Ha/’,the. Exeter cavalry outridden Hitler? * * <■ * * * * * Lots of moisture for the fall wheat plowing. * * • * v ♦ ■* Have nearby “A jolly good book whereon -to look.” * * potato 50 YEARS AGO The sawmill at Sodom is under going repairs. The Toronto Industrial Exhibi tion opened on Tuesday ‘ last, With the enlarged grounds, neW half-, mile track, new grand' stand, 700 feet long and the -many other im provements, the fair will undoubt edly be ahead of former years. - ' Mr. J. H. Grieve disposed of his St, Bernard dog a few days ago to Mr. James Stewart, of Kinburn. The Ontario Minister of Education .has ordered the discovery of Ameri ca by Columbus to be observed in the public schools On October 12th next* Richard Hunter, Eli Coultis and John Allison, all of Usborne, are on a pleasure trip to Manitoba. The crystal palace, belonging to the Agricultural Society, has been moved off the lot on the corner and placed on a suitable part of the fair grounds. Two ladies were talking of mod ern fashions. “What do you tliink of the hats the lassies wear Mrs. Smith: hats; they just walk alongside o them nowadays.” Mrs, Smith?'’ They dinna wear «e a Bilious Attacks Liver Complaint Biliousness is just another nama for a clogged or sluggish liver. It te a very common, complaint, but can ba quickly remedied by stimulating the flow of bile. This softens the accumulated mass, the poisons are carried out of tho system, and tho liter and bowels are relieved bad toned up. Mflburri.’s LaxaXLiver -Pills quicken and enliven the sltiggish liver, opeh> ing up ©Very channel, by causing a free flow of bile and thus cleansing the liver of tho dogging impurities, 'They arc isinall and MSy to taM. Xto not gripoj Weaken Or Sicken. 5Cha T. Milburn OoM Ltd.,, Toronto, Ont, Ma as- At- the BAMSEY—REVINGTONA Lucan United church Was the scene of a pretty wedding When Ina M., youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin’ Revington, became. the bride of George W. Bamsey, of Pickering, son of Mr. and - Mrs. F. Bamsey, of Port Hope. Rev. W. J. Morris, pastor of the church, offici ated, assisted by Rev. Jenkinson, of Pickering. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor-length gown of white triple sheer over satin with fitted bodice and full skirt made on draped lines, Her elbow-length' veil of white illusion was held in] place by two red roses and she car- j tied red roses. The ’wedding music was played by Mrs. Harvey Langford and dur ing the signing of the register Miss Isobel Winters sang “Until”. Mrs. Kenneth Hobbs Was her sis ter’s matron of honor in a floor length gown of double pink net over taffeta with lace bodice and blue shoulder-length veil and blue mitts. She carried a colonial bouquet. Kenneth Symons, cousin of the groom, acted as best man. The ushers were Wilbert Bamsey and Kenneth Hobbs. A reception was held at the home of the bride’s parents, after which the couple left on a motor trip to Muskoka. The -bride traveled in a brown tailored suit with beige and brown accessories. x On their return they will take up residence in Pickering. i LARGE CROWD ATTENDS RED CROSS DANCE AND CARNIVAL AT LUCAN the carnival in the baseball but owing to the rain, plans changed and the dance was in the Stanley ■ Hall and a and 'The Red Cross carnival and dance held at Lucan Thursday night of last week tinder the auspices of Lu can business men was largely at tended and was successful finan cially. Arrangements had been made to hold park were held variety of games, bingo, etc. refreshment booths were taken to two vacant stores on Main street. The R.C.A'.F. dance band from Fingal B. and G« School provided the music. A large number trainees, both boys tne service flying Centralia, attended. The celebration the business men closed their places ■order to work at the various booths at the carnival,. A heifer calf donated by Wesley Bevington was won by Bonnie Lan* , kin, Proceeds of the carnival amount ed to mote than of and girts, from ■training .school, was staged by Of Lucan who of business -in * * ♦ And now we hear that the ing’s too good for the Irish,/ fr * ♦ * ♦ prop is a high average. Noth- * * *.* * Those few cool days with the little touch of frost gave us a hint of what we may look for later on, ******** Take an hour off to Inspect Exeter’s fall flowers. Think of the glads and the p-—.—, but why specify? Our ladies know how to se cure and how to cultivate the best among those beauties,■ ■> ■'ft ft ft * ft $ ft ' So we are to hdve another board or something to look after publicity in behalf of Canada. We cherished the opinion that good deeds shone by their own light and that good goods were their own best publicity agents, *ft ft IT’S WMING We 4C not like to think of selective service. We do not take kinflly to this thing of being told what to do. However, our likes and dislikes will have very little to do with our. conduct for some months to come. It we dislike selective service, we should ask what we’d think of having a hundred of pur Exeter men lined up to be shot by German or Japanese troops, what oar reaction is to having our girls and young matrons moved off to a German “internment” camp or the children of this good town herded into trucks and moved off to German “schools”. These are not “nice” things to write about or to read about, but they are right on our doorstep and we must face them. The only argument that avails with an east wind is to put on one's overcoat- Necessity knows no law, Selective service is bad enough but it is millions of worlds removed from bondage to Germany or Japan. * « % * * KEEPING ONE’S HEAL) He’s a wise man who carries his eoaton a fine day, He's a still wiser man who holds himself well in hand the times when hope and fear alternate these awful war' days. Sometimes we see signs of' victory for the Allies. Again the clouds lower and hell’s hinges grate their harsh thunder, We do all we can to, persuade ourselves that the scales are tipping in our favor. At least this is what we like to believe, and in that belief we are apt to see rosy tints everywhere. Let us not forget, however, that the other fellow may have reserves of men, of arms, of munitions, of plans, that we know nothing about. We believe, top, that the Allies have not revealed their full strength. Till these reserves or lack of reserves are found out all speculation as to the outcome of the war or regarding its length is pure conjecture, Our present duty is to work on, to tighten our belts, steel-our hearts to produce and to fight op. He is a traitor to God and man who slackens as these great days come and go,* * * * o * * * * UNPRECEDENTED You won’t have any TIRES a few months from wow unless ♦hey get expert regular service. Sign up fo<fay for tho «. * TIRE LIFE EXTENSION PLAN Snell Bros, & Co Phone 100 Exeter, Passmore’s Garage W. C. Passmore Phone 31 Hensall, Ont. .Ont -* , * people, life be * * ♦ for the extra sugar fbr pre- without a deep, juicy, sweet ‘ Why not ♦ “ft * Thanks, sugar rationing paring apples. What would apple pie. But our sorrow is not altogether assuaged. Why not. fix up some helpful arrangement for pumpkin pies? If something’ is'not done in that way, we’U be writing a new book of lamentations. - *>******■* gruelling- No flight of imagination enables one to realize the appalling solemnity of the days we are passing through. There was Dieppe with;its heroism and its tale of blood and sorrow. There was the fortitude of the Allies at Solomon Islands. There was the immeasur able struggle of China. .Then there was the welter of blood along the Russian lines. There was the sorrow of Their Majesties, emblem atic of the tears and loss of th© whole world. Every nerve has been tortured, every heart wrung. Still, there is but one cry: “Fight on!” The noble dead must not have died in vain. He is dull, indeed, who - does not stand with uncovered head before scenes so awe-inspiring. Great moments bring out the greatness of great souls.. ■ X.--. _« * *. * , * * * THE CANADIAN WAY A Hamilton correspondent tells us that since word has come of the large Hamiltou casualty list, recruiting in that city has been greatly accelerated. That’s what we’d expect of Canadians. The greater the danger the cooler and the finer their courage. If one man falls in the battle ten will take his place. Never does Canada act so coolly as when danger augments. We have seen this over and over again, on the football field and as labour shortage, makes carrying on look like the impossible, and difficult weather threatens the ingathering of the harvest. Danger is the Canadian’s call to enterprise and high performance. Business crises and war drums yield to courage so high. « * * * * * * * * WE’LL MISS THEM " f . We are sorry that the fall plowing matches are 'gfiyen the go-by this fall. Fall , fairs are more or less social functions. This is not the case with the plowing match. We have attended these contests for many a year and vouch for the genuine interest taken by farmers in the work done. Such gatherings are preeminently men’s affairs and practical farm discussions are heard everywhere. The latest and best in plowing is exemplified. Kindred topics to the plowing are freely talked over. Veteran fields .straighten their shoulders and show how they should be cultivated. Youth smiles indulgently at. _ tales of past prowess and bends over the handles, resolved that the old fellows shall see a more excellent way of doing things. We’ll miss those gatherings and hope for better things next year. ******** A SAMPLE We have recently-heard from a camp leader whose duties have to do with camp life of the youth of Canada. Said this leader: “I have no fears for the future of Canada when young people like these meet to seek Ways and means of being better Canadians. These young people, by their interest in what’s doing, kept us guessing to , keep in the lead.” Only those, with their finger on the pulse of young Canada know anything of the powers stored for release in the young life of this country. Teachers in our secondary schools have the gravest responsibility to discharge. No cynic, no dyspeptic, no half doer, no one with jaundiced eye lias any rightful place in influencing a life so potent with the best things this young country requires. The elders of such life need to be stepping lively and wisely. ** c * * X! * * * * * > WE LIKE HIS METHOD We like Mr. Churchill’s way of getting into immediate touch with his allies and his generals. Long distance contacts are not Satisfactory. There is nothing like getting a close-up with one’s alleged helpers. Cpmparatively few men in authority do their level best and MT. Churchill realizes this discouraging fact. We have an idea, too, that Mr. Churchill can encourage a man who is on the job. He helps him "to slog right on Qnce he gets the right sow by the lug. “I intend to fight it out on these likes should it take all summer,” telegraphed General Grant to President Lincoln. “Hang right on with a bulldog grip and chew and choke all you can.” was the mighty president’s reply. This - present war is no ping-pong parlor affair, and Mr.' Churchill knows it. When the dudes of Ottawa pressed around him, he formed his fingers into a Victory V, used his elbows and got to the place of business. We like that sort of thing in our leaders. x * * * * * * ■' # * “WITH EQUAL FOOT” ■ An Empire mourns with King George. His gallant brother has given liis best fdr the Empire he so sincerely loved and devlotedly served. Without evasion of any sort whatsoever, the Duke of Kent took up the duties of defence. -Seeking no primrose road, he pre ferred the Way of manly discharge of duty and at last was on his royal way to assume severe responsibilities in the most desolate and difficult corner of the battlefront. Before he reached his destined place of service, the Great Commander issued other orders and the soldier now sleeps from his labours till the day dawns and the shad ows flee away. As to the two unknown soldiers recently laid away amid the tears and the applause of a world of freemen, His Royal IJighness has passed to his place among the iminofthls. The great uhkno'wn ones and the brother of the king have heard thq summons of the reaper who calls, with equal foot at the cottage and the palace. * *1* # $ NOT’ 30 SLOW Great Britain’s effort in the present war has been colossal. Ever since she drew the sword she has been ou the job night and day, and sweating on the job at that. For two years she stood alone in the breach against a disciplined, prepared foe, who for twenty years ate and slept and toiled for her complete destruction. In this period she was obliged to make modern arms and munitions, train her men, and what was more important still, she was compelled to rouse her people and the liberty-loving nations of the world to a due , sense of their peril and to a *-keen sense of their duty. Only pain fully and slowly.did some of the other nations, speaking her lan guage and heirs to the ideals in her breast, learn to march with her. When the other nations saw their peril and were roused to action Britain furnished them with arms and guarded their commerce till they were able to take up the warfare In their own behalf, No his torian will be able to give Britain’s work in this dangerous period too high a place. Along with all this went the perfidy of her allies; Too late these allies have found out that Britain was their ;friend. When they made this discovery Britain has no reproaches but has done all that can be done to give them courage and arms and hope, Our old mother across tho sea has been alert, keen, wise. * Never in its long history has Anglo-Saxonflom passed through a period of tense watching compared with that of the last few weeks. Barbarism leered into the fair countenance of civilization, The sons of darkness mocked the children of light, Atheism jeered at the faith ful, crying, “Where is your God?” Mournfully the religious cried, “How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?” The bravest held his breath while he asked for the news of battle. No Anglo- Saxon doubted the issue of the struggle when the last battle had been fought and won and the smoke cleared from the plain. Still, his cry went up, “How long?” He knew that, the morning surely" would come, “How long is to be the night?” he fondly asked. No answer seemed to Come. Like the brave folk they are, the Allies fought harder and worked harder and sacrificed more freely that slavery should not prevail nor the beast rend with beak and claw. And the agony Is not over nor is the faith dead. SOYA BEAN CROP IN HURON COUNTY LARGER THIS YEAR Soya beans are not a very large crop in Perth County, reports R-. E. White, Perth County Agricul tural Representative, because wea ther conditions are not conducive • to growing them owing to early frosts which tend to prevent the soya bban becoming dry and ripe for harvesting and threshing. There has been a small increase in acreage of soya beans in Perth but in South Huron the increased acreage is quite noticeable. The ordinary bean, sometimes known as the pea bean, which is grown extensively for canning fac tories, will.be a much larger crop in certain sections Of Perth County this year, particularly in Hibbert township, where the acreage sown to them was considerably increased this year, true of the County. The best soya beaus are pulled same may .be said of pea beans, because when they are cut by a binder many of the pods are lost. They grow close to the -ground and .the binder does not cut low enough to get all of the pods, finds the best results vesting of soya beans when a small combine The harvest -may When the leaves ..have the plants, and the seeds are It is important to have the well in thg dough stage as culty will be encountered in ing when there is too much ture. i The same thing holds southern part of Huron results from harvesting are obtained when they by a machine, and the Mr.' White in the har- are obtained is used. be fallen started from firm, seed diffi- stor- mois- for cigarettes y Breaks Kneecap . OLDCHUM Mrs..Newed—Dearest, I made this cake all by myself, Mr, Newed—Little one, you’re too light for such heavy work. \ CUT COARSE FOR THE PIPE J 1 AILSA CRAIG—Jack Adair, of Mr. and Mrs.. H. W. Adair, from a load of branches which the workers of'the Bell Telephone Com pany were clearing away and broke his kneecap. He will be on crutch es for six weeks. No- man is in true health who can not stand in the free air of heaven, with his feet on God’s free turf, and thank his Creator for the simple luxury of physical exis tence. Labor Saving Effected When beans are harvested in one operation with a combine a saving in labor is effected and fewer beans' are lost by eliminating second hand ling. The seeds should be quite dry for this operation. Where a. combine is not available a grain binder can be utilized and less loss of seed will be experienced if the binding is done when the .pods are damp and toughened with dew. The sheaves may then be stored until the beans are thorough ly dried out hud free from moisture When they can be threshed to the I best advantage. If a grain separator is used for threshing and the beans are dry, the concave should be removed and a block of wood substituted. If the seed is damp the concave should be left in but most of the teeth removed. In either case cyl inder speed should be reduced by one-half while the* remainder of the machine is operated at normal speed. Soya beans may also be harvested with a mower, using a bunching attachment, or a labor and greater in this system. If the difficulty is removed and passed through the dough stage and the moisture content reduced prior to frost the harvest should be a profitable one, pointed out Mr. White, is the chief problem with which Berth County have to the growing of soya beans and pea beans. using reaper but 'more loss is involved from the early frosts beans have But that. farmers' in contend in A couple of boys out in Iowa were discussing the recent drought. One fellow had some wheat which ho managed, to harvest, "The drought sure has made the wheat short this year.” ’‘Shortt Say, I had to lather mine to mow it,” FAMILY went through hard times once. It taught us that you can’t keep your independence without foresight and sacrifice. We learned what we could, do without when we had to. So we know that a real nest-egg means more than just compulsory savings. It means all the War Savings Stamps and Cer tificates we can lay our hands on. They’re safe. And they’re an invest ment every Canadian should make. Why? Because they help equip our fighting men to protect everything we’ve got. And because, too, they pay back $5.00 for every $4.00 we put aside now. We’ve got to win this war no matter what it costs prepare against the time when the home. - aiid we’ve got to Come wwfeasag Buy JF«r Savings Stamps from druggists, banks, post offices, telephone offices, de partment stores, grocers, tobacconists end other retail stores. Certificates may be purchased for immediate delivery in denominations of $5, $10, $25from Hanks, Trust Companies and Post Offices. National War Finance Committee